A sad photo was released today of the 5-year-old photo of singer
Usher’s son, Usher Raymond V, who almost drowned at his dad’s home
in Atlanta this week. Usher was not home at the time of the accident.
The child was underwater for minutes, stuck to a powerful pool drain.
Usher V appeared weak and sad in the photo, which is understandable
after such a traumatic experience. Usher’s ex-wife Tameka Foster
Raymond posted the photo to Instagram.
Tameka Raymond (wearing a Kabbalah bracelet) and her
late son Kile
Glover
Foster is using the incident to gain back custody of her two sons
with Raymond. She is stating they are not safe in his care. Raymond may
counter that Foster’s 11-year-old son Kile Glover died last year on
Lake Lanier while in her care. At the end of the day, neither parent
wanted either child to be endangered. Kids and open water are sometimes
a terrible mix. Sadly, accidents happen.
Usher Raymond IV, the 5-year-old son of singer Usher and ex-wife
Tameka Foster Raymond, nearly died today from drowning, after he jumped
into his dad's pool, while in the care of his aunt, attempting to
retrieve a toy that had become lodged in the drain.
The boy became involuntarily attached to the drain, prompting his
aunt and a housekeeper to jump into the pool in an attempt at freeing
him from the powerful suction of the system. They were unsuccessful at
freeing him and screamed for help from two men working in the house.
The men also jumped into the pool and were able to free him.
CPR was performed at the house, until paramedics arrived and
transported the child to a local Atlanta, Georgia hospital. Raymond IV,
also known as "Cinco" was placed in the ICU (Intensive Care
Unit). It is not currently known if there will be long term brain
damage from being submerged under water for minutes, especially on the
developing brain of a child, who was deprived of oxygen during the
mishap in the pool.
This is the second tragedy to strike Usher and his ex-wife Tameka.
Last year, Tameka's 11-year-old son Kile died in an accident on Lake
Lanier as he was struck in the head by a jet ski, while floating on a
pontoon. He was placed on life support with doctors determining there
existed no brain activity. He was removed from life support weeks after
the tragedy.
Kyle Glover, Usher Raymond and Tameka Foster Glover Raymond
(Photo Credit: ABC)
Reports indicate singer Usher Raymond pulled out of the ESPYs, the
sports awards program shown on American channel ESPN. Raymond has withdrawn
from the show due to his 11-year-old stepson Kyle Glover being pronounced
brain dead, after a tragic jet ski accident on Georgia’s Lake Lanier.
Glover’s medical condition remains unchanged. His family is devastated by
the sudden events that left him in this state.
Kyle Glover, Usher Raymond and Tameka Foster Glover
Raymond (Photo Credit: ABC)
More information has been released on the tragic accident that left
singer Usher Raymond's 11-year-old stepson, Kyle Glover, brain dead. Raymond
was married to Glover's mother Tameka Foster for two years
(2007-2009). According to MTV, a family friend, Jeffrey S. Hubbard,
36, has been named as the individual operating the jet ski that hit Glover
and a 15-year-old girl, who were being towed by a boat on Georgia's Lake
Lanier.
Tameka Foster Raymond
The young girl suffered a broken arm and sustained a cut on the head, but
has since been treated and released. As with any head injury, she will have
to be monitored to check for any possible long term side effects. What a
terrible tragedy. Foster is now faced with the tough decision of leaving her
son on life support as long as the hospital and courts will allow or pulling
the plug.
Usher Raymond and Tameka Foster
Lake Lanier will undoubtedly be sued in some manner or another, as the
tragedy took place on their premises. However, the main liability lies with
Hubbard, due to his failure to operate the jet ski in a safe and proper
manner.
